Long day ahead

Well, I'm at work all this week in Pennsylvania. First day we load the bus a 645AM and finish after 9PM. I got to the hotel about three this morning, didn't really have a chance to sleep. At least the hotel hadn't closed their books. One of the worst facts of business travel is that it can take quite some time to get a room late at night. Ironically, my credit card, used to secure the reservation, gets charged even when they figure I won't show up. Forcing your logic on the night clerk in a desert town can be a fun and fulfilling exercise for the stubborn. I once tried to check out of a hotel in Alberta at three in the morning. The janitor only knew how to use freecell. They faxed a receipt after the staff came in.